With Afghanistan’s “war rugs” a traditional art form was updated in response to the country’s brutal invasions by other nations. Tim Bonyhady, Two Afternoons in the Kabul Stadium: A History of ...

Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kabul-born fashion designer Anjilla Seddeqi has long drawn inspiration for her formalwear collections from the bright, intricate and embellished traditional ...

In Afghanistan's capital, shop windows display dazzling ball gowns and three-piece wedding suits -- with the face of each mannequin covered. The morality police have asked stores to hide the ...

A social media campaign within the Afghan diaspora celebrates pre-Taliban dress traditions, and mourns the loss of that freedom. By Anna P. Kambhampaty This summer, Bahar Jalali watched anxiously as ...

"I posted my pic in the traditional Afghan dress to inform, educate, and dispel the misinformation that is being propagated by Taliban," one woman wrote To protest a Taliban-mandated dress code that ...

In Afghanistan, morality police asked the stores to hide the mannequins' faces - Copyright AFP Angelos TZORTZINIS In Afghanistan, morality police asked the stores to ...

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Shakila commutes two hours every day from Kabul to her work in nearby Maidan Wardak Province, where she recently found a job as a nurse. Shakila, who has three children, acknowledges it's a long time ...